An .htaccess file is a text file that includes directives that tell a web server how to act in certain occasions. It needs to be placed into the folder in which these directives should be executed. A lot of script-driven apps use this sort of a file to work correctly - WordPress and Joomla™, for example. You can use this sort of a file with personalized content as well and do lots of things - block an IP address, a whole network or specific Internet sites from accessing your site, set tailor-made error pages that will be displayed rather than server-generated ones if a visitor encounters some error on the site, direct a domain or a subdomain to another web address, create a password-protected area and more. With an .htaccess file, you shall have significantly better control over your online presence.
.htaccess Generator in Website Hosting
You may use an .htaccess file for any purpose on our revolutionary cloud platform no matter which Linux website hosting you pick when you sign up. Furthermore, if you want to use one of the functions that this type of a file provides, but you don't have much experience, you may use our .htaccess generator tool, that will provide you with an easy-to-use interface where you can use checkboxes and type only file names or URLs. In this way, you'll be able to take advantage of an .htaccess file even if you do not know the syntax of the directives that you have to use in general. With a few clicks, you shall be able to forward a domain, to pick an alternative homepage for a website, or to even set a different version of PHP for a given website, which can be different from the version your website hosting account uses.
.htaccess Generator in Semi-dedicated Hosting
If you start a semi-dedicated server account with our company, you shall be able to use our powerful, albeit simple-to-use .htaccess generator tool, which is provided with the Hepsia hosting Control Panel. You can pick the folder where the file shall be created and after that you will only need to select a checkbox next to each option that you'd like to use - it is as basic as that. If you need to set up URL redirection or to set custom error pages for each of your Internet sites, you shall also need to type in a web address, but you won't have to input any special code at any time, so you can easily use our tool even if you don't have previous experience. As our advanced website hosting platform supports a number of versions of PHP, you will also be able to choose the version that any site shall use, even if it's not like the one selected for the account as a whole.